Thursday, February 10, 2011

Disaster strikes!

Eskom has just destroyed a generator at Duvha. The loss of 600MW of generating capacity for "many months" is a disaster. The reserve margin is already low. Read Eskom's medium term risk mitigation report if you want to understand just what this means. Tighten your belts, and await power cuts. So much for job creation!

About Me

A happy man who spends most of his time being a technocrat and helping developing nations develop, and then reading and writing and travelling. Some of the time I am indeed a "Nutty Prof" sharing the fun I have had with the students who will inherit this world from me and my generation.